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Obama eager to help advance climate billBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2010
President Barack Obama appeared to back away from creating a market in planet-warming emissions on Wednesday in a bid to save the stalled climate change bill, while reaching out to Republicans by promoting nuclear energy and offshore drilling. Obama said he was eager... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Environment |
India's 'miracle' biofuel crop: too good to be true?By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2010
To its fans, jatropha is a miracle crop, an eco-friendly answer to India's growing... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
US climate goal unchangedBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2010
SENATOR John Kerry, a key US lawmaker trying to craft a cap-and-trade bill, denied a report on Wednesday that advocates of this plan to curb climate change were scaling back their efforts. 'Our goal remains exactly what it was before: to price carbon and to create a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Electric car company gets $350 million boostBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2010
An Israeli-American entrepreneur has brought in a $350 million investment to help finance his ambitious plan to lay down the world's first electric car grid by next year, his company announced on Tuesday. Project Better Place said it signed an agreement with an HSBC-... Read more.. |
NGOs welcome BASIC stance on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 25, 2010
International NGOs Sunday welcomed the decision of Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC countries) to support the Copenhagen Accord but to have the agreement as part of a legally binding global treaty to combat climate change that would be negotiated by all countries... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment |
India, China almost certain to sign Copenhagen AccordBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 23, 2010
India and China are almost certain to sign the Copenhagen Accord, especially since Brazil and South Africa have already done so, say senior officials. Environment ministers of the four countries will meet here Sunday to chalk out their post-Copenhagen climate strategy. ... Read more.. |
Carbon emission reduction, brick by brickBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 23, 2010
Copenhagen summit may have failed to draw a succinct map for reduction in carbon emission, but Punjab has started doing its bit, brick by brick. With an aim to reduce carbon emissions in the brick industry, United Nations Development Programme’s Global Environment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
IPL partners UNEP for green initiativeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2010
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has committed to a vision of green growth by launching a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep). Under the new initiative, the IPL will green its cricket league and bring environmental awareness to millions of... Read more.. |
Business must take the lead on carbon managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2010
Léo Apotheker is CEO of SAP. The views expressed are his own. Most people who... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , SAP |
ICT could aid in planet's big carbon-reduction drive – studyBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2010
International information technology research firm has announced that information and communication technologies (ICT) can be used to curb almost 5,8-million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2020. Research results were released in a special report... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , IDC |